rout
1
[ rout ]
/ raʊt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight: to rout an army.
to defeat decisively: to rout an opponent in conversation.
Origin of rout
1
1200–50; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French
rute, Old French
route a fraction, detachment < Latin
rupta, feminine past participle of
rumpere to break; (v.) derivative of the noun
Words nearby rout
roussel,
roussillon,
roust,
roustabout,
rouster,
rout,
route,
route 128,
route march,
route one,
route survey
Definition for routed (2 of 5)
route
[ root, rout ]
/ rut, raʊt /
noun
a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
a customary or regular line of passage or travel: a ship on the North Atlantic route.
a specific itinerary, round, or number of stops regularly visited by a person in the performance of his or her work or duty: a newspaper route; a mail carrier's route.
verb (used with object), rout·ed, rout·ing.
to fix the route of: to route a tour.
to send or forward by a particular route: to route mail to its proper destination.
Origin of route
1175–1225; Middle English: way, course < Old French < Latin
rupta (
via) broken (road), feminine past participle of
rumpere to break; cf.
rout1
OTHER WORDS FROM route
mis·route, verb (used with object), mis·rout·ed, mis·rout·ing. pre·route, verb (used with object), pre·rout·ed, pre·rout·ing. re·route, verb, re·rout·ed, re·rout·ing.Definition for routed (3 of 5)
rout
2
[ rout ]
/ raʊt /
verb (used without object)
to root: pigs routing in the garden.
to poke, search, or rummage.
verb (used with object)
Origin of rout
2
1540–50; alteration of
root2; compare Middle Dutch
ruten to root out
Definition for routed (4 of 5)
rout
3
[ rout ]
/ raʊt /
verb (used without object) Archaic.
to snore.
Origin of rout
3
before 900; Middle English
routen, Old English
hrūtan; cognate with Old High German
hrūzan
Definition for routed (5 of 5)
rout
4
[ rout, root ]
/ raʊt, rut /
verb (used with or without object)
to bellow; roar.
noun
a bellow.
Origin of rout
4
1250–1300; Middle English
rowten < Old Norse
rauta to bellow; akin to Latin
rudere
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British Dictionary definitions for routed (1 of 3)
rout
1
/ (raʊt) /
noun
an overwhelming defeat
a disorderly retreat
a noisy rabble
law
a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
archaic
a large party or social gathering
verb
(tr)
to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
Word Origin for rout
C13: from Anglo-Norman
rute, from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin
ruptus broken, from
rumpere to burst; see
route
British Dictionary definitions for routed (2 of 3)
rout
2
/ (raʊt) /
verb
to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
(tr ; usually foll by out or up)
to get or find by searching
(tr usually foll by out)
to force or drive out
they routed him out of bed at midnight
(tr often foll by out)
to hollow or gouge out
(intr)
to search, poke, or rummage
Word Origin for rout
C16: variant of
root ²
British Dictionary definitions for routed (3 of 3)
route
/ (ruːt) /
noun
the choice of roads taken to get to a place
a regular journey travelled
(capital) US
a main road between cities
Route 66
mountaineering
the direction or course taken by a climb
med
the means by which a drug or agent is administered or enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection
oral route
verb routes, routing, routeing or routed (tr)
to plan the route of; send by a particular route
Word Origin for route
C13: from Old French
rute, from Vulgar Latin
rupta via (unattested), literally: a broken (established) way, from Latin
ruptus broken, from
rumpere to break, burst
usage for route
When forming the present participle or verbal noun from the verb
to route it is preferable to retain the
e in order to distinguish the word from
routing, the present participle or verbal noun from
rout
1, to defeat or
rout
2, to dig, rummage:
the routeing of buses from the city centre to the suburbs . The spelling
routing in this sense is, however, sometimes encountered, esp in American English